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Indian Polity UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

The Indian Parliament consists of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President”.
The Indian Parliament consists of: Lok Sabha (House of the People), Rajya Sabha (Council of States), and The President of India.

Similar Questions:

The Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha under Article 108 is summoned by:
  1. A) The President
  2. B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
  3. C) The Prime Minister
  4. D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
At present, Right to Property under the Indian Constitution is a:
  1. A) Fundamental Right
  2. B) Constitutional right
  3. C) Moral Right
  4. D) None of the above
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List – I – List – II
(State) – (Representation in Rajya Sabha)

A. Rajasthan – 1. 10 seats
B. Gujarat – 2. 7 seats
C. Karnataka – 3. 11 seats
D. Punjab – 4. 12 seats

Codes
A B C D
  1. A) 1 3 4 2
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
Sarkaria Commission was set up to review:
  1. A) the relations between the President and the Prime Minister
  2. B) the relations between the Legislature and the Executive
  3. C) the relations between the Executive and the Judiciary
  4. D) the relations between the Union and the States
"Doodh-Ganga" river is located in:
  1. A) Jammu and Kashmir
  2. B) Himachal Pradesh
  3. C) Uttarakhand
  4. D) West Bengal
We have a system of Judicial Review in:
  1. A) India only
  2. B) U.K. only
  3. C) U.S.A. only
  4. D) Both in India and U.S.A.
The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President. He can be removed
  1. A) by the President
  2. B) on an address from both Houses of Parliament
  3. C) by the Supreme Court
  4. D) on the recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court
The Committee on whose recommendation the Panchayati Raj was introduced in the country was headed by:
  1. A) Ashok Mehta
  2. B) Balwant Rai Mehta
  3. C) Chiman Bhai Mehta
  4. D) Jivraj Mehta
With reference to the federal system in India, which of the statements is/are correct?

1. States have no right to secede from the Union under the Constitution of India.
2. Just advocacy of secession will have the protection of freedom of expression.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 only
  2. B) 2 only
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
In Rajya Sabha, representation of the states are given on which of the following basis?
  1. A) Equal for every state
  2. B) As per the population ratio
  3. C) As per the area ratio
  4. D) As per revenue ratio
The members of the Panchayat Samiti are
  1. A) Nominated by the Block Development Officer
  2. B) Nominated by the Zila panchayat Chairman
  3. C) Directly elected by the people
  4. D) Indirectly elected by the members of the Village Panchayat
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R)

Assertion (A) — The President is a part of the Parliament.
Reason (R) — A bill passed by the two Houses of the Parliament cannot become a law without the assent of the President.

Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false but (R) is true